zone blocking techs

See my clinic lecture powerpoint: www.hawgtuff.net/THE%20OUTSIDE%20ZONE%209-09.pdf


We have taught it that way since 1981. Alabama installed it when Nick Saban got there, & were National Champs in 2009 (ULTRA-SIMPLE):

PROGRESSION FOR TEACHING INSIDE/OUTSIDE ZONES

1. TEACH BASE MAN BLOCKING # ASSIGNMENTS

A. CENTER BLOCKS #0
B. GUARDS BLOCK #1
C. TACKLES BLOCK #2
D. H & Y BLOCK #3
E. #4 ACCOUNTED FOR SEVERAL WAYS.
F. NOTE: IF "0" IS NOT IN THE "CENTER BOX" — CENTER DESIGNATES "0" AS THE FIRST DEFENDER TO THE SIDE HE IS BLOCKING.
G. IN A STACK — THE DLM GETS THE LOW #.

2. TEACH "COVERED/UNCOVERED" (TO DETERMINES WHO ZONE BLOCKS AND WHO MAN BLOCKS).

A. IF YOU ARE UNCOVERED — ZONE WITH YOUR PLAYSIDE TEAMMATE.
B. IF YOU ARE COVERED — ZONE WITH YOUR BACKSIDE TEAMMATE (UNLESS HE IS COVERED THEN YOU MUST MAN BLOCK).
NOTE: IF YOUR MAN IS STACKED IN A "TANDEM" — ZONE WITH TEAMMATE WHOSE MAN IS ALSO STACKED.

3. BLOCKING CALLS (ONLY IF NECESSARY — "GRAY AREAS"). If you teach #2 ("covered/uncovered") in addition to numbers - you shouldn't NEED "combo CALLS".

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